I'd throw a vote for ka-bar if you can carry it. It will cut just about anything you'll need to cut. It even does a fine job spliting fire wood if needed. I'll take it anywhere. That said I carry a couple of knives of varying size as it never hurts to have extra or versatility.

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Another thing to think about . . . Kabars and similar large sheath knives are considered prohibited weapons in Texas and other states. A Kabar is a pretty crappy survival knife unless there is the possibility that part of the survival will include a knife fight.

I know this is OT, but I'm amazed that some types of cutlery are somehow banned in Texas. When you say "prohibited", what does that mean?

I know this is OT, but I'm amazed that some types of cutlery are somehow banned in Texas. When you say "prohibited", what does that mean?

Prohibited weapons in Texas include such things as clubs, brass knuckles, numchucks and blackjacks. Also included are dirks, daggers (sharpened both sides), switchblades and bowie knives (more than 5 1/2 " blade, false edge).

The Fallkniven knives are my favorites. I really like the F1. It's a smaller, real world size. Nicely shaped blade, sturdy enough for batoning, and it has a full tang so you can use the knife itself as a blunt instrument if needed. They're not sporting goods chain store cheap, but they are very reasonably priced for the quality. You can probably find one on ebay easy enough. Cold Steel has some good ones too at similar prices- they range from practical to ridiculously macho.

1. It is a fixed knife, so can take the beat of chopping thick wood and building a shelter (have done that before with the same knife when I was a Venture Scout in Lebanon...that thing ate through anything we threw it at)
2. It is nose heavy...after the 50th chop you will get tired and if you are "surviving", calories count...with that weight all you do is lift and that's that...
3. The manner the blade is done you actually get 3 blades in one...that is, there are 3 sections with 3 different sharpening levels...tip sharp enough to penetrate, belly enough to chop (least sharp) and the inside is the sharpest to slice/gut/etc...
4. It is large enough that you don't lose it
5. Although not great at it, you can flint off of it (if the stars are aligned and such...ya know...)

Hard to beat...the LMF rocks, the SOG are great...I've had a few/several...I even had Rambo's which I gave away to my younger cousin...all in all..."survival" means BEAT THE CRAP TO GET THROUGH and it'll stay with you...at least in my books

The Fallkniven knives are my favorites. I really like the F1. It's a smaller, real world size. Nicely shaped blade, and it has a full tang so you can bang on it with a blunt instrument if needed. They're not sporting goods chain store cheap, but they are very reasonably priced for the quality. You can probably find one on ebay easy enough. Cold Steel has some good ones too at similar prices- they range from practical to ridiculously macho.

I believe the F1 was designed ground-up as a survival knife for the Swedish air force? I have one and it is really very good.

however...

they are convex ground so a bugger to sharpen in the field, I don't like the synthetic sheath, and depending on steel option F1s cost between the same as and double a Foxwell custom, where you get to specify handle material, sheath, blade grind etc.

Still, it's a far better option than the Klingon killing daggers that will inevitably get suggested.

Prohibited weapons in Texas include such things as clubs, brass knuckles, numchucks and blackjacks. Also included are dirks, daggers (sharpened both sides), switchblades and bowie knives (more than 5 1/2 " blade, false edge).

Thanks for the reply. So, mere possession is illegal, statewide. Those statutes must be interesting reading; how the language manages to disallow "clubs", while (presumably) allowing baseball bats; ban 6" camp tools while permitting 12" butcher knives. Pure genius! And all the while the state endorses the idea that the 2nd Amendment means what it says and recognizes its citizens rights to holster a concealed 1911.